All around the World

International Day at BISAK saw a multitude of colours and wonderful costumes being worn by the children.  The spirit of internationalism was embraced and an appreciation of all cultures was demonstrated. The delicious food brought in was thorougly enjoyed and appreciated by all, especially the teachers who had all conveniently forgotten their lunches.



Even Her Majesty the Queen visited

 



Partnering up with our buddies

A feast indeed

Telling the time

Year 5 are currently trying to improve their clock reading skills.  They are learning how to read the 12h and 24 h clocks, as well as use a.m and p.m correctly.

Practise your time telling here:



Click here for the link to the Time activity

A walk around the Gardens anyone?

 

 

 

 

 

 



Learning is fun! Really, you ask?  In Year 5 we work hard so fun is definitely part of our lessons too. This morning we took our learning outside the classroom and applied our Geography knowledge to the settlement around us.

We were investigating land use, whether it was used for transport, housing, public buildings, industrial use, commercial, and so on. Our very own Oasis Gardens compound offered us the chance to investigate these different land uses, and to plot them on a map.

Where do the ice lollies fit in, you may ask? Well, the compound shop does provide a service, so in the spirit of supporting the commercial use of land, Ms Kinghorn decided to treat us all to a lolly each.

Poetry in Motion

I’m not a kid, ok

I’m not a kid, I say

I’m not a kid.

                                                       

 

These words could be heard in the Yr 5 classrooms this week.  Why?

Poetry has been our unit of study in Literacy.  We have read the poems of Michael Rosen and Valerie Bloom and considered their styles of writing.

 

                                           Watch Michael Rosen perform his poem

 

 

Year 5s, we now look forward to reading your own free verse poems.

REVOLTILICIOUS ROALD DAHL DAY!

After studying a unit on a signicant children's author, 2nd October saw the Year 5 classes dress up as their favourite Roald Dahl characters. The adults got in on the act as well.

Do you recognise these characters?



Parents were invited to join a Literacy lesson where stories in the style of Roald Dahl were being written. Some parents may have felt as if they had gone back in time as the  lessons were taught by witches.

The Wicked Witch?

                                            

The Good Witch?

 

The Kind Witch?

The main task was to proof read and edit the story and then complete it with the help of the parent.  Both parents and pupils found this to be an enjoyable and useful activity.

The highlight of the day was the eating.....eating the revolting dishes that Year 5 created.

 

 

 

 

Please be reassured that no child was harmed in the taste testing! There were a few grimaces but most of the dishes turned out to be quite delicious, even the Mayo and Ketchup Chilli cake.

Upcoming Event: Roald Dahl Day - 2nd October 2012

Come join in the fun and help us celebrate the work of Roald Dahl.
We will be dressing up as our favourite characters, so make sure you do too.
 Think you know all there is to know about Roald Dahl? Think again! Have a look at some of these fantastic facts about Roald Dahl and you just might be surprised by some of the information:

1. Most people think that Roald Dahl’s first children’s book was James and the Giant Peach, but it wasn’t. The Gremlins, published in 1943, was his first book for kids.
2. Roald Dahl received a letter in 1971 from a real-life Willy Wonka. This Willy Wonka didn’t own a chocolate factory. He lived in Nebraska and worked as a postman.
3. Most people know that Roald Dahl wrote books for both children and adults, but did you know that he also wrote screenplays? Dahl penned the screenplays to the James Bond film You Only Live Twice and the children’s film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
4. Roald Dahl was fluent in three languages: English, Norwegian and Swahili. He learnt to speak Swahili when he was working in Africa for Shell in the 1930s.
5. Roald Dahl was a giant of a man. At 6’5” (about 198cm) Roald Dahl would have towered over most of his readers and fans.
6. Dahl loved eating chocolate, though he didn’t much care for chocolate ice cream or chocolate cake. It is said that when he was a young man, Roald Dahl’s hair was the colour of milk chocolate.

You can also part of our day by staying tuned to our blog and commenting on the activities that will take place next Tuesday.

The Year 5 Team

Welcome back to Year 5.  After a long summer holiday, our new set of Year 5 teachers (and one very old!) are ready and raring to go!

Be sure to check what we're getting up to in Year 5 on a regular basis - we expect plenty of pupil and parent contributions!

The Year 5 team - Ms. Govender, Ms. Kinghorn and Ms. Naidoo